Middle East Live: US Launches Strikes to 'Punish' Iran After Troops Killed
CENTCOM said the death came during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone, as the conflict’s toll on U.S. forces rose to 17.
- U.S. Central Command announced Sunday that a U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq on Saturday during a 'controlled detonation' of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone.
- Washington sought to 'punish' Tehran for the first U.S. military losses since Middle East hostilities resumed, prompting the United States and Iran to trade missiles and airstrikes on Sunday.
- Since the ceasefire collapsed this month, Iran has targeted civilian infrastructure in Kuwait and Bahrain, with host nations bearing the brunt of attacks despite a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran.
- The Iranian Guards announced an attack on an 'enemy' command centre in Syria, while Iran fired missiles toward Jordan, risking conflict spread into Israel and triggering air raid sirens in Bahrain.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Lebanon for its 'move towards peace' after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington, signaling diplomatic engagement amid regional escalation.
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For the eighth consecutive night, the United States bombed Iran, which retaliated against its bases and allies in the Gulf. A third American military has died and no exit from the crisis is emerging, while another diplomatic front opens in Washington, where Lebanese President Joseph Aoun came to advocate the "progress towards peace" of his country.
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The United States and Iran continued to trade blows as the Iran War entered its 142nd day on Sunday. CENTCOM announced Saturday that it had completed its eighth consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran, targeting what it claimed were “Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites”...
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